You wake up abruptly and in a cold sweat for the 5th time that night. Not having Zak around when you needed him the most was already bad, but not having him around and having frequent nightmares was even worse. He was off to a location to film Ghost Adventures and wouldn't be back for another 2 days. It never seemed as long in the past but now that you've been restless and damn near afraid to fall asleep, those 2 days could feel like 6 days.
After those 2 painfully long days, Zak finally returned home, excited to see you as always. "y/n??" he called out into the house, immediately hearing you running around upstairs, then down the stairs. You jumped into Zak's arms, him catching you with a huff. "Hey..I missed you.." he mumbled arms around your waist. "I missed you too.." you mumble, neglecting to look into Zak's eyes. "You alright?.." he asks, looking down at you in search of your eyes. "Mhm.." you hummed, grabbing his hand and holding it up to your face. You close your eyes at the warmth of his hand, as well as the comfort of his touch.
"y/n?.." he takes his free hand and lifts your face up by your chin so you're looking him in the eye. He immediately notices your eyes are bloodshot and there are dark circles around them. "Whoa..y/n have you been sleeping?" he asks, rubbing your face with the thumb of the hand you glued to your face. "no.." Zak frowns, walking you to the couch so the two of you could talk. "Why haven't you been sleeping?.." At a moment like this you'd be pressured to lie by your tough nature, never wanting to be vulnerable in front of anyone or talking about your feelings. Zak looks into your eyes with worry, making it close to impossible for you to lie to him.
"I never sleep when you're gone, it's not the same sleeping in that bed without the knowledge of you making sure I'm safe..But this time was bad.." you look up at him, squeezing his hand as you continue. "I've been having..really bad nightmares. They have me waking up 5 to 8 times a night. I'm too afraid to go to sleep.." Zak cuts you short, embracing you tightly, hand pushing your head into his neck. "Why didn't you tell me before?.." you shrug, squeezing him. "I thought it wouldn't make a difference, you were away..what could you have done?.."
Your words strike him like a slap in the face, more so because he feels as if he has failed as a boyfriend. "I could've called you, hell maybe even come home early.." You shake your head. "I didn't want to bother you.." He starts to rock you, your face still pushed into his neck. "You'll never bother me kitten.." The two of you sit for a while, just embracing eachother, a few tears slip from your eyes and he merely wipes them away. "Here.." he lets go of you, earning a soft whimper from you. He chuckles lightly, "it's okay.." he says softly, grabbing your hand. You're pulled off the couch, and led upstairs.
You lay down first and he follows close behind, his arm pulling your back to his front. Your hands stay up and close to your face, a position you feel most safe in. "Wake me up if you need me baby..I'm here for you and I always will.." Zak whispers, pressing a soft kiss on the back of your neck afterwards. Throughout the night you did have the same nightmare, but with Zak there you handled it better than before.
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